The Pirate Princess Becomes Queen

As soon as he left the village, he hurriedly lowered the pirate flag and raised the banner of the Usopp Trading Company, pretending to be a merchant selling slingshots and miscellaneous goods...

It's a bit difficult to sail alone, so on the way, he hired two bounty hunters, Johnny and Joseph, who claimed to have seen "big shots" on the Grand Line.

Kaya was worried that he might encounter danger, so she gave him a lot of money. Usopp didn't lack money, but he lacked experience in sailing.

Johnny and Joseph, no matter what, are very experienced in the East China Sea.

Usopp gave them so much, and the three of them unexpectedly hit it off. Johnny and Joseph, who were originally planning to give up their bounty hunter careers and return to their hometown to fish, immediately put their fear of the Grand Line behind them. The people of the Grand Line are just people, right? They're nothing to be afraid of!

Three weaklings set off together to Loguetown, the entrance to the Grand Line in the East Blue.

They planned to first go to Loguetown to scout out the situation before considering going to the Grand Line.

June of 1519 in the Haiyuan calendar.

Luffy and Rayleigh were eating the workers' food in Doflamingo's factory, using large iron basins.

Zoro wandered aimlessly in the East Blue, honing his swordsmanship along the way.

Nami is practicing Fishman Karate diligently.

Usopp, Johnny, and Joseph, these three weaklings, got together to discuss how to get to the Grand Line.

Sanji overheard a rumor from travelers that Alabasta was planning to join forces with the Vinsmoke Family to blockade the Grand Line. He didn't want to see anyone from the Vinsmoke Family, not a single one. He was now hesitating about whether he should go to the Grand Line ahead of time.

Wapol was miserably eating sand, Crocodile was leisurely reading a newspaper, and Doflamingo was eagerly awaiting Kaido's arrival.

Vivi received the news from Kyoshiro the moment Kaido left Onigashima. She used the excuse that she had been stabbed by an assassin from the Doflamingo family to ask Crocodile for leave. After that, she let Van Gundy and the others go about their own business, and she took her tool, Mr. 3, and rode the whale Laboon to Wano Country.

The whale was incredibly fast. She and Akainu received the news at almost the same time. Akainu had only traveled a third of the way when she had already arrived.

Although she had arrived, she couldn't rashly rush into Onigashima. She didn't want to be besieged by the two top lieutenants, several Flying Six, and a large group of pirates. She had to wait for Akainu.

The whale remained in the deep sea outside Wano Country, waiting for news, while she herself entered Wano Country with Karu the duck and Mr. 3 the helper.

While waiting for news from Akainu, Vivi disguised herself as a man and spent the last few days drinking and carousing at Kyoshiro's place.

Komurasaki, known as the most beautiful woman in Wano Country, is playing the shamisen in her room.

This woman possessed an innate allure; every gesture, every step, every smile seemed to send some kind of signal to men at all times. Vivi's impression of her was only so-so, but Xiao Zi's charm was extremely attractive to Wano Country, a den of bandits.

When Xiao Zi played, she was focused and dignified. Her long emerald hair was tied up in a bun, and her body swayed gently with the notes. Her gorgeous kimono seemed to be emitting a peculiar rhythm.

"Good, you played very well!" Vivi, wearing an eboshi hat and a moon-white kimono, seemed to know a lot about music and tapped the table in front of her with her folding fan to express her appreciation.

The not-so-small room contained only four "people": Vivi, Karu the Duck, Kyoshiro, and Komurasaki. Kyoshiro, reclining like a Buddha, lazily said, "You, a stranger, can understand Komurasaki's music? Don't pretend, I can't understand it at all..."

Chapter 229 Akainu Arrives

"Just because you don't understand doesn't mean I don't understand. You might not believe it, but I also received music education in my country, it's just that the style is different from yours."

Vivi's musical talent is quite high. She roughly understood the stormy emotions conveyed in the shamisen of Komurasaki, but she didn't resonate with it much.

She didn't know why this little purple girl was in such a hurry, as if something important was waiting for her.

The people of Wano Country, regardless of age or gender, are all extremely impatient and constantly thinking about doing something big...

After Xiao Zi finished playing, she nodded politely, then stared intently at Wei Wei... at the black sword Qiu Shui at her waist.

"Excuse me......"

Before she could speak, Vivi interrupted her: "You want to trade swords with me again, don't you? Last time Kyoshiro told me he wanted to trade swords, was that your idea?"

Xiao Zi nodded politely, indicating her agreement.

Kyoshiro nodded in agreement: "This sword is of great significance to Wano Country."

“A knife only has meaning in the hands of someone who needs it. Now that you have this knife, can you make the most of it? It’s a complete waste to keep it in your hands. Do you dare to go and cut down Kaido, or does Little Purple dare to go?” Vivi asked rhetorically.

The two remained silent.

"The senior who gave me this sword asked me to slay the evil dragon of Wano Country... Although I feel I can't do it now, I will be able to do it sooner or later. Once I slay the evil dragon, I will return the sword to you."

Weiwei brushed the two off with a "we'll return Jingzhou once we've gained Yizhou" attitude.

The black sword Shusui, which is considered a national treasure in Wano Country, cannot remain hidden forever. She will use it sooner or later, so making things clear beforehand will benefit all parties.

"Little Purple, I've come to see you! Come out quickly! I brought you a gift! Everyone, sing along with me!" A loud, chubby man was shouting outside the building.

Then a number of guys who were probably pirates chimed in, "Queen, queen, queen!"

The pirates' clamor broke the silence in the room. Vivi gestured with her chin towards the outside and said, "Your guests have arrived. It looks like tonight will be quite lively. I'll take my leave now."

She stood by the window and glanced outside.

The six-meter-tall cyborg, Plague Queen, was leading a group of pirates in a dance, shouting and jumping. The pirates were very oblivious to Vivi's gaze and were used to being the center of attention. Instead of noticing her staring, they were overjoyed, dancing and gesturing wildly as if they were attending a banquet.

Kaido has gone to Dressrosa, Queen the Plague is in Wano Country, and the defenses of Onigashima have been reduced to a minimum tonight.

If nothing unexpected happens, Akainu will launch a surprise attack on Onigashima tonight.

"Goodbye, you two. You haven't seen me today." With a flip, Weiwei jumped from the fifth-floor window to the roof, then leaped away and disappeared into the darkness.

Xiao Zi lowered her voice: "She's going to assassinate Kaido?"

Kyoshiro didn't know what Vivi was up to either, and could only shake his head: "It shouldn't be... but she's not our enemy."

Vivi, familiar with the route, led Mr. 3 and Karu the duck to Onigashima, which faces Wano Country across the sea, once again in the quiet of the night.

Onigashima was brightly lit at night, and the pirates were on high alert. Vivi spotted Jack the Drought's warship with a mammoth figurehead in the distance from the dock. There was no doubt that Jack the Drought was on the island. Including King the Wildfire, she had a small chance of dealing with two of the Three Disasters tonight.

"Hmm, the chance of facing two of the Three Disasters at the same time is only 29%, which is good. Let me calculate the chance of Akainu appearing... Hmm, it's a little low, 55%. Akainu isn't very reliable..." She hid in the shadows and cast a divination. The result was acceptable. Now all she needed to do was wait.

She wasn't worried at all about Akainu being unable to enter Wano Country. She constantly held herself to the high standards of a Marine Admiral, so Akainu was certain to get in; there was no doubt about it.

If he can't even handle this simple task, he shouldn't be a marshal.

Akainu's ability to talk nonsense to Squard fully proves that he doesn't care about other people's opinions. The demeanor of a strongman? That doesn't exist. As long as he can achieve his goal, he'll do anything.

Outsiders who wish to enter Wano Country must travel upstream through the waterfalls surrounding the country to reach the true Wano Country.

Hundreds of years ago, Shimotsuki Ryuma slew a giant dragon, deterring the World Government from coveting Wano Country's gold. It was thanks to the continuous supply of samurai and this easily defensible terrain that Wano Country was able to remain independent from the World Government. Now, the samurai have dwindled, but Kaido appeared at the right time to make up for the lack of samurai. If Vivi hadn't appeared, Wano Country would have maintained this independence for a long time.

When Akainu arrived in Wano Country with his army, he couldn't climb the waterfall. The waterfall was perpendicular to the sea level at a 90-degree angle; how could warships sail up it? Warships didn't have that capability. The only option was for an inside agent to open a passage under the waterfall and enter Wano Country via a relatively normal route.

The control point for entering and exiting Wano Country is on Onigashima. Vivi believes that Akainu must have a way to make arrangements in advance and open the passage to Wano Country after the fleet arrives.

She waited and waited, an hour, two hours passed, and just as dawn was breaking, she began to hesitate, wondering if she should give up and come back another day. Then, a tremendous explosion occurred at the towering dragon-shaped palace in the very center of Oni Island.

With a deafening roar, a room on the top floor of the main building exploded violently, sending flames soaring into the sky. The next second, countless crimson lava rocks rained down from the sky, and the Demon Island of the night suddenly turned into a sea of ​​fire.

The lava was extremely hot and had a wide attack range. Vivi saw several pirates being smashed into mincemeat.

Oni Island is roughly circular in shape.

A main road leads to the dragon-shaped palace, while the other three sides are mountains, making the defenses of Oni Island virtually impregnable.

This terrain is extremely strong in defense against samurai wielding swords. If you were to launch a frontal attack, you could assign a tanky character like Jack the Drought to block the road alone, and no matter how many samurai there were, they wouldn't be able to break through.

However, when facing a Logia-type Devil Fruit user, this terrain becomes a graveyard for the defenders.

Human power can never overcome the power of nature.

The rapidly flowing lava spread across the main road, causing many pirates to cry out in despair. They could only climb up the mountainsides on either side, but the mountainsides were also heated by the lava and became scalding hot. Their hands and feet would be burned as soon as they touched them. As a result, hundreds of pirates lost their grip and fell into the lava, eventually being burned to ashes.

In the night sky, a man wearing a dark red shirt and a navy justice cloak can be seen striding onto Onigashima.

Akainu has arrived!

Chapter 230 The Secret of Ash

As a bandit hideout, the Beasts Pirates reacted very quickly.

When the ordinary pirates were almost burned to death by the lava, a group of pirates who had eaten artificial Devil Fruits formed a commando team and used the not-yet-completely-melted bones of their comrades as stepping stones to rush out together.

Doflamingo is now overseeing the factory that is producing these artificial Devil Fruits day and night.

Unlike Vivi and Vegapunk, who fused Paramecia-type Devil Fruits with Logia-type Devil Fruits, Doflamingo and his scientific team focused on creating replicas of Zoan-type Devil Fruits. In Vivi's view, this was simply the process of extracting animal genes from Zoan-type fruits and implanting those substances into the human body.

Extraction is difficult, manufacturing the fruit is also difficult, and the chances of awakening abilities after eating it are even lower. Even if it succeeds, seeing those "monsters" with human torsos but horse limbs, lion heads on their bellies, and hippopotamus bodies with open mouths but human tongues, Vivi really doesn't think this kind of experiment can be considered a success.

To what extent have these genes become mutated?

She possesses dark vision, and at this moment, she views these experimental products from the perspective of her peers.

A large number of naval soldiers landed and, under the leadership of their superior officers, launched a surprise attack on the entire island.

These pirates, who had eaten artificial Devil Fruits, fought back fiercely.

It has to be said that their appearance was extremely deformed. Due to their animal genes, they were all insane, and some even developed new consciousnesses independent of themselves. However, they all had one characteristic inherited from Kaido: "flesh"!

With strong physical abilities and even stronger recovery capabilities, it often takes several naval officers to rush up, stab seven or eight times, and then fire two shots to kill a man-made Devil Fruit user.

The Navy came prepared. Some of the elite members of the Beasts Pirates were stationed in Wano Country with Queen the Plague. When Kaido went to Dressrosa, he took some of the elite members with him. At this time, the pirates guarding Onigashima were inferior to the Navy soldiers in terms of numbers, combat strength, and weaponry.

The navy advanced with unstoppable momentum, breaking through the various barriers erected by the pirates one by one.

Jhin and Jack both joined the battle.

Vivi could see it clearly from a distance. Akainu was incredibly powerful, his fists wreathed in scorching lava as he relentlessly attacked King, merely dodging Jack's attacks. Clearly, his focus was entirely on King.

Jack is indeed tanky, but if the enemy doesn't attack him at all, he won't be able to exert much of his strength. This isn't a game, there's no such thing as taunting. He wants Akainu to attack him, but Akainu won't even look at him, so there's nothing he can do.

Jin wore a black double-breasted shirt with two skull patterns on the collar, metal ornaments on his arms and legs, and a long sword hanging at his waist.

What's most striking are his large wings and the mysterious flames behind him.

Jhin tried to fly into the air several times, but was stopped by the experienced Akainu. One side was strong and the other was weak, one side was prepared and the other was not. Akainu kept using his Lava Fist to create "Great Fireballs", covering the surrounding area with his lava range. Whenever Jhin tried to take off, his arm would quickly extend and use the extremely fast "Ghost Dog" to force the opponent to stop.

King drew a long sword that resembled a comb, with flames trailing on its blade, and fought Akainu to a standstill.

Vivi stopped studying the artificial Devil Fruits and focused on watching their battle. She soon discovered a problem: King's defense was unbelievably high!

Akainu's attack power is just like him—extremely fierce.

"Great Flame" creates a battlefield similar to a domain, "Ghost Dog" is extremely fast and powerful, and "Crimson Lotus" can paralyze the enemy's ability to move. Akainu's moves are simple and efficient. This guy is indeed worthy of being a well-known Marine Admiral. He completed the battlefield layout without making a sound and continued to expand his advantage.

But when his attack hit Jin, Vivi couldn't see any injuries. She even thought that Jin wasn't hurt at all.

Is this guy's defense really that high?

Using her Observation Haki to sense the situation twice, she noticed something. It seemed to be due to the mysterious flames behind King. Every time Akainu hit King, the flames behind King would subside slightly. What was that? Could it provide defense? Was it like another health bar?

She was very glad that it was Akainu, that tough guy, fighting Jhin. If she had been the one to fight him directly, she would have been too caught up in the situation and might not have been able to discover Jhin's secret.